Greetings fellow virtual submariners...

[SpuisMuis]

I recently returned to the Silent Hunter world after being away for far too long. I bought SH5 (YES, an original copy), but the DRM is bloody irritating as I do not have a persisten internet connection available for the next few weeks!!! I downloaded a crack, but apparently you can't complete missions if you are not connected to the interwebs . I need assistance with this please, otherwise I will have to return to SH4, but I really like SH5, especially after a few mods.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Carotio]

I wouldn't walk around and mention that I downloaded a crack, if I were you.  Besides, what I read about it, it doesn't work properly anyway - even the devs told so, because they had a look at it. So best to get rid of it. And it was made for 1.1, and not 1.2
There should be a workaround if you mess with some text save files in a tutorial, but I haven't checked to see if it works.
But then play SH4 untill you get the internet back.

Anyway, I'll open for you, so you can look around logged in.

[Phoenix 1957]

Downloading the Crack is one way of seeing the game play
but that is all it cant do what it says as it don't work right
in fact its crap.
I now play SH5 again with OH II installed with all the other mods I use
and to be frank its well worth a silly think called DRM to play.
Although saying that the only time I see any communication between the
game and UBISOFT is as the game starts and also ends I don't even notice
the DRM any more.
stating you use a crack should get you banned on many sites but it seems Carotio
has cut you some slack on this but I would not push it.

So  to SHMF Spuismunis try looking at the SH5 mods sections there are some
great works there.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

I was going to buy SH5 originally (seeing as how I have all the preceding versions of the series, including Commander's Edition), but after hearing the crap about how 'you have to be connected to the internet to play the game' I said 'screw it' and DLed the Gray Wolves expansion pack for SH3 instead. Now, if they ever release a version of SH5 that fixes all the bugs and makes gameplay 'internet free' (laughable I know, but hey...one can always hope! ), I'll reconsider purchasing it.

Until then, if you want a premier subsim, get SH3 and then DL the GWX 3.0...you won't regret it!

Best,

-Matt